Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1908 — Why He Remembered. [ARTICLE]

Why He Remembered.

The Lawyer (cross examining)—Now, what did you say jtour first name was? The Witness (cautiously) Waal, I was baptized John Henry. The Lawyer—You were, were you? How do you know you were? The Witness Waal, I was there, you know. The Lawyer—Huh! How do you know you were? The Witness—Why, I couldn’t have been baptized otherwise. And, besides, I think I can remember it quite well. The Lawyer—Ho, you do, do you? The Witness—Waal—er—yea. The Lawyer (deeply sarcastic)—Kindly explain to the court and jury, my friend with the phenomenal memory, how an Infant in arms came to remember that ceremony so well, wm you? . ; * The Witness—Waal—er—you see, I wasn’t baptised until I was eighteen years old.